10.09.07
Be Transformed in God
Father,grant me Your divine helping Grace, and endow me with patience and strength to endure my tribulations with complete submission to Your will.
Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God what is good and well pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:02)
Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, and persist in prayer. (Romans 12:12)
Suffering is a part of life that cannot be avoided; no matter if you’re rich or poor, black or white, young or old, atheist or Christian. Everyone faces suffering at different points in their life. Of course, there are differing degrees of suffering but the basic fact still remains, suffering is one other certainty in life. The more important question is how we will react to our sufferings.
So many times even, in our lives we fail to see the wonders God is about to do in our lives, because our eyes naturally fall on the negatives around us. We look at the huge wall of impossibility standing right before us and immediately get discouraged and lose all hope.
Our God is a God who created heavens and the earth and for whom nothing is impossible and every pain or trial or impossibility in our lives is a perfect opportunity for God to show His power. He has allowed difficulties in your life for a greater purpose, to show His power and glory. Would you believe Him against all odds and commit yourself to Him? Jesus loves you so much and He wants to make you more than a conqueror!
Prayer for the day:
Dear Heavenly Father, forgive me for limiting You in my life and depending on my own wisdom. I have difficulties and impossibilities around me, but today I choose to believe that there is nothing too hard for You and that You are mindful about me and every pain I go through. I commit my life totally in Your hands, please lead me and show Your power in my life and let my life bring glory to You. Turn my life to be a wonder. Father, grant me Your divine helping Grace, and endow me with patience and strength to endure my tribulations with complete submission to Your will. You know my misery and suffering and to You, my only hope and refuge, I flee for relief and comfort; trusting to Your infinite love and compassion, that in due time, when You know best, You will deliver me from this trouble, and turn my distress into comfort, when I shall rejoice in Your mercy, and exalt and praise Your Holy Name. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen
10.08.07
Deliver us from fear, Lord
Father, whenever we are in despair, uphold us with Your righteous right hand. Turn our sorrows into joy.
For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. (II Timothy 01: 07)
Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake! Tell those who panic, Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you. (Isaiah 35: 03&04)
As Christians, we are not to be fearful but are to trust in the Lord. Only through Christ’s power can we walk in peace and safety. We can ask God to deliver us from fear, and give us the courage to overcome whatever is threatening us
We must give our lives completely to the Lord and yield to His will as to what He wants us to do, where He wants us to live, what He wants us to sell or give away and what we are to do with our time. This is a total commitment by giving God first place of our time, money, careers, family and future. The Word of God tells us that God’s people do not have to be afraid of evil news if we keep our hearts and minds focused on Jesus.
Prayer for the day:
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You that we can overcome the threat of fear through our faith in You. It is so wonderful to walk in peace and faith when trouble surrounds us. Father, we praise You for the promises that You have given us. We praise and thank You because You are going to be with us and guide us to receive all Your blessings. Father, whenever we are in despair, uphold us with Your righteous right hand. Turn our sorrows into joy. We voice our trust in You and thank You, even before we receive the answers to our prayers. We humbly pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
10.04.07
The LORD is my strength and my shield
God will never leave us nor forsake us, and if we would only trust in Him– put our faith in Him in all matters, we would see that He has our best interests at heart.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him. (Psalm 28:07)
The Lord truly is our shield and He shelters us in the dangers of this life. It doesn’t mean that we shall not have danger but He protects us from the enemy’s snare in the midst of the battles of our life. Jesus never promised us a life without trouble. He said in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
The Lord works all things out for our good, and if we believe this, we will not get discouraged when troubles come our way, for our faith is planted firmly in Him. God will never leave us nor forsake us, and if we would only trust in Him– put our faith in Him in all matters, we would see that He has our best interests at heart.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 08:28)
Prayer for the day………
Dear Heavenly father, Surround us with Your mercy, Protect us by Your power; And let us feel Your presence in every lonely hour. Help us to be generous in our opinions of others, to be considerate of all we meet, to be patient with those with whom we work, to be faithful to every trust, to be courageous in the face of danger, to be humble in all our living, to be prayerful every hour of the day, to be joyous in all life’s experience, and to be dependent upon You for strength in facing life’s uncertainties.
We humbly ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
10.03.07
Place your confidence in God
Father, We choose to take refuge in You alone through every difficulty of our life, because You are a faithful God. We commit our life completely in Your hands, forgive any iniquity in our heart.
Let us who live in the light keep sober, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the happy hope of salvation. (1 Thessalonians 05:08)
Have confidence in God. He knows what He is doing. God placed us where we are. God has a plan and a job for us to do there. Be faithful and do it. When it is time for us to do something else, God will arrange it and lead us out.
Prayer for the day:
Dear Heavenly Father, wrap Your loving arms around all of us, but give a special hug to those of us who find our sorrow walking hand in hand with our joy. Strengthen our faith that we might know it is all right to be weak and to lean on Your Son, who protects us with faith and love, and clothe us in our helmet of happy hope and salvation. We choose to take refuge in You alone through every difficulty of our life, because You are a faithful God. We commit our life completely in Your hands, forgive any iniquity in our heart. Father, Work in our life and fulfill every plan You have for us to bring You glory.We humbly ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
10.01.07
Hang on to your faith
Father, You know better than us what our needs are.You love more than we know how to love.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10 : 23 )
Sometimes it seems like there’s no hope and no help. Like you have no more strength or ability to go on.
You’re at the end of yourself and just can’t do any more.
Don’t worry. Just hang on to your faith in God. God is faithful. He will not forsake you. He has not forgotten you. (It just seems that way when you face a trial of faith — but it’s a lie.)
It may seem dark and hopeless, but God is holding on to you. God is working behind the scenes. Things will work out. When you don’t know what to do, just continue to trust in God, and know that He is helping you. Persevere even when you feel like you can’t. Just don’t give up.
Trials are no fun. But we should not be surprised when we find our faith being tested.
The devil is doing his best to steal our faith in God, but his best is not good enough.
God is greater than the devil. Hang on to your faith!
Remember that God is for you. God is on your side. God will help you and see you through.
Prayer for the day……… (Acceptance of God’s Will)
Dear Heavenly Father, give me the grace to wait upon You. Renew my strength and help me soar like an eagle today. Lord, I do not know what to ask of You. You know better than me what my needs are. You love more than I know how to love. Help me to see clearly my real needs, which I do not see. I open my heart to You. Examine and reveal to me my faults and sins. I put all trust in You. I have no other desire than to fulfill Your will. Teach me how to pray. Pray in me. Amen